Soft Glass by Abbott’s, Peter Warlock

One of my favorite glass penetrations is the Glass (Quadruple) Penetration that was invented by Peter Warlock in 1937. It is sometimes known as the English Glass Penetration and also Soft Glass and there have been a number of versions created, even as recently as 2020 when Magic Wagon created their Atomic Glass Penetration. This …

Review by Andy Martin for Okito's Mystery Paddle by Okito-Williams

5 out of 5 Here we have another beautiful recreation by Carl Williams of the Okito Mystery Paddle that was originally created by Okito c. 1955.  This version by Carl Williams was released c. 2000 in a limited edition of less than 30. The instructions say this is an adaption of a well-known slate trick …

Review by Andy Martin for Vampire Flexible Glass by Oswald Rae, Stuart Robson

5 out of 5 Flexible Glass or Bending Glass (as it was known in the UK) was invented by British Magician Oswald Rae.  Max Andrews released it in the UK through his Vampire Magic company and gave USA manufacturing rights to Stuart Robson* who released it as Vampire Flexible Glass.  As Rae presented it he …

Review by Andy Martin for Improved Delsey Miracle by Ted Lesley

5 out of 5 This incredibly miracle was invented by German Mentalist Ted Lesley and it is the first one I have ever seen. Ted’s inspiration for this effect was Stanton Carlisle who published an effect with a locking briefcase in Peter Warlock’s Pentagram magazine (according to the instructions, though I was unable to find …

Custom Linking Ring Bag (10″, Red) by Frank Starsinic

This is one of the last things I purchased from Frank Starsinic’s great company before he closed-up shop earlier this year. Frank produced a great line of custom bags, pouches, cases, and various leather goods and will be missed. If you have a nice set of Linking Rings then this is the perfect carry bag. …

Review by Andy Martin for reVamped by Kent Bergmann

5 out of 5 I’ve been a big fan of the Wandering Mummy theme in magic for more than twenty years and wrote a history of the effect here.  One of the big holes in my account was this beautiful and clever version from Kent Bergmann during his Z-Wood Magic days.  This is easily the …

The Book Test Book by Jim Kleefeld

If you didn’t think Jim Kleefeld could top his previous Magnum Opus, Locked, think again.  Jim has done it again with a second massive work for mentalists, magicians and historians – this time tackling the ever popular category of magic and mentalism: The Book Test.  Here are just a few of the commercial products he …

Review by Andy Martin for Dizzy Dominoes by Tonny Van Dommelen

5 out of 5 The amazing Dutch FISM 1958 Grand Prix winner Tonny Van Dommelen created one of the most overlooked close-up miracles ever when in 1965 he started selling his wonderful close-up routine: Dizzy Dominoes. There have been many versions sold by dealers since then, but one of the most attractive and visually best …

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